East Machias, ME (Maine) Houses and Residents
| East Machias: | $180,399 |
| Maine: | $290,600 |
Total population: 1,368 (Urban population: 0, Rural population: 1,379 (30 farm, 1,349 nonfarm))
Houses: 793 (557 occupied: 441 owner occupied, 116 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 21% |
| State: | 26% |
Housing density: 23 houses/condos per square mile
Median price asked for vacant for-sale houses and condos in 2022 in this county: $234,077.
Median contract rent in 2022: $651 (lower quartile is $521, upper quartile is $841)
Median gross rent in East Machias, ME in 2022: $879
Housing units in East Machias with a mortgage: 154 (11 second mortgage, 5 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 143
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Household type by relationship:
Households: 32,020- In family households: 25,471 (6,218 male householders, 2,629 female householders)
6,742 spouses, 7,656 children (6,909 natural, 330 adopted, 417 stepchildren), 540 grandchildren, 162 brothers or sisters, 163 parents, foster children, 211 other relatives, 1,023 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 6,549 (2,622 male householders (2,080 living alone)), 2,833 female householders (2,434 living alone)), 1,094 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 836 (405 institutionalized population)
5,082 married couples with children.
2,024 single-parent households (615 men, 1,409 women).
97.9% of residents of East Machias speak English at home.
0.9% of residents speak Spanish at home (67% speak English very well, 33% speak English not well).
1.2% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (81% speak English very well, 19% speak English not well).
Foreign born population: 30 (2.0%)
(63.3% of them are naturalized citizens)
| Here: | 6.1 |
| State: | 6.1 |
| Here: | 4.2 |
| State: | 4.0 |
- Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses and condos in East Machias, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 271 bedroom
- 1412 bedrooms
- 1703 bedrooms
- 724 bedrooms
- 315+ bedrooms
- Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments in East Machias, Maine
- 0no bedroom
- 291 bedroom
- 332 bedrooms
- 373 bedrooms
- 144 bedrooms
- 35+ bedrooms
- Cars and other vehicles available in East Machias in owner-occupied houses/condos
- 19no vehicle
- 1321 vehicle
- 2172 vehicles
- 513 vehicles
- 54 vehicles
- 175+ vehicles
- Cars and other vehicles available in East Machias in renter-occupied apartments
- 12no vehicle
- 551 vehicle
- 332 vehicles
- 113 vehicles
- 24 vehicles
- 35+ vehicles
- Rooms in owner-occupied houses in East Machias, Maine
- 01 room
- 02 rooms
- 243 rooms
- 984 rooms
- 1105 rooms
- 756 rooms
- 487 rooms
- 488 rooms
- 389+ rooms
- Rooms in renter-occupied apartments in East Machias, Maine
- 01 room
- 142 rooms
- 203 rooms
- 214 rooms
- 185 rooms
- 116 rooms
- 247 rooms
- 58 rooms
- 39+ rooms
East Machias, ME household income distribution
- 10,499Less than $10,000
- 19,542$10,000 to $19,999
- 20,244$20,000 to $29,999
- 20,135$30,000 to $39,999
- 20,186$40,000 to $49,999
- 20,203$50,000 to $59,999
- 25,492$60,000 to $74,999
- 38,474$75,000 to $99,999
- 27,793$100,000 to $124,999
- 18,539$125,000 to $149,999
- 20,480$150,000 to $199,999
- 21,174$200,000 or more
Percentage of workers working in this county: 96.9%
Number of people working at home: 98 (14.3% of all workers)
Travel time to work (commute)
- Less than 5 minutes: 32
- 5 to 9 minutes: 110
- 10 to 14 minutes: 170
- 15 to 19 minutes: 135
- 20 to 24 minutes: 49
- 25 to 29 minutes: 20
- 30 to 34 minutes: 37
- 35 to 39 minutes: 6
- 40 to 44 minutes: 5
- 45 to 59 minutes: 7
- 60 to 89 minutes: 10
- 90 or more minutes: 11
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 487 (79.1%)
- Carpooled: 73 (11.9%)
- Walked: 28 (4.5%)
- Other means: 4 (0.6%)
- Worked at home: 24 (3.9%)
- Year of entry for the foreign-born population in East Machias, Maine
- 91995 to March 2000
- 01990 to 1994
- 21985 to 1989
- 01980 to 1984
- 01975 to 1979
- 01970 to 1974
- 31965 to 1969
- 10Before 1965
First ancestries reported:
- English: 535 (39.1%)
- United States: 198 (14.5%)
- Irish: 170 (12.4%)
- French: 128 (9.4%)
- Scottish: 77 (5.6%)
- Other: 68 (5.0%)
- German: 50 (3.7%)
- Scotch-Irish: 37 (2.7%)
- Swedish: 24 (1.8%)
- Dutch: 22 (1.6%)
- Italian: 19 (1.4%)
- Polish: 18 (1.3%)
- Norwegian: 6 (0.4%)
- Portuguese: 5 (0.4%)
- Czech: 2 (0.1%)
- Lithuanian: 2 (0.1%)
- Russian: 2 (0.1%)
- Swiss: 2 (0.1%)
- Welsh: 2 (0.1%)
Most common places of birth for foreign-born residents (%):
| East Machias: | 83.3% (20) |
| Maine: | 41.4% (15,199) |
| East Machias: | 16.7% (4) |
| Maine: | 0.9% (335) |
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 1,043
- Other state: 305
- Northeast: 186
- Midwest: 39
- South: 39
- West: 41
68% of East Machias residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 40% lived in Maine.
Education attainment for males 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 4
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 2
- 7th and 8th grade: 22
- 9th grade: 16
- 10th grade: 15
- 11th grade: 16
- 12th grade, no diploma: 15
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 196
- Less than 1 year of college: 25
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 44
- Associate degree: 29
- Bachelor's degree: 42
- Master's degree: 5
- Professional school degree: 11
- Doctorate degree: 2
Education attainment for females 25 years and older:
- No schooling: 0
- Nursery to 4th grade: 0
- 5th and 6th grade: 0
- 7th and 8th grade: 5
- 9th grade: 23
- 10th grade: 8
- 11th grade: 13
- 12th grade, no diploma: 24
- High school graduate (or equivalency): 186
- Less than 1 year of college: 24
- Some college more than 1 year, no degree: 83
- Associate degree: 25
- Bachelor's degree: 85
- Master's degree: 20
- Professional school degree: 4
- Doctorate degree: 4
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 651
- Two: 4
- 3 or 4: 12
- 10 to 19: 19
- Mobile homes: 105
- Boats, RVs, vans, etc.: 2
Median worth of mobile homes: $69,766
Housing units lacking complete kitchen facilities: 10.1%
- 83.7%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 13.8%Wood
- 1.1%Electricity
- 0.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 0.5%Other fuel
- 96.6%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
- 1.7%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
- 1.7%Wood
Private vs. public school enrollment:
| Here: | 5.2% |
| Maine: | 6.9% |
| Here: | 37.5% |
| Maine: | 8.9% |
| Here: | 13.0% |
| Maine: | 28.3% |
